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The Cheney era: How the powerful VP shaped US power, its Middle East missteps - analysis
US policy today, including Trump's decision to try end the Gaza war, continues to sit in the shadow of Cheney's role.
The hit that wasn’t: When Saddam Hussein offered to kill Khomeini and the Shah said no
No Nukes: From the Begin Doctrine to the war with Iran - opinion
Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein
From the ’91 scuds to the ’25 Iranian missiles: Israel’s arc of defense - analysis
The Gulf War exposed the country’s vulnerability to long-range missile fire and, more broadly, the emerging reality that future wars would target civilians as much as soldiers.
Iraq’s new chapter: UNAMI’s exit and the battle for sovereignty - opinion
The remaining strength of pro-Iran interests in Iraq will be tested in the next parliamentary elections, slated for November 11, 2025.
In boost to Kurds, Iraq moves to recognize Halabja as a province – analysis
"We see this historic step as a long-awaited justice and a positive step towards achieving justice," said President Abdul Latif Rashid.
Back to Saddam Hussein: Israel's answer to Iran was invented in 1991- opinion
Those who thought the Sunday preemptive strike would end the fighting in the North are wrong.
Iraqi school textbooks scrutinized over antisemitism, Shi’ization
Report by research institute Impact-SE highlights worrying trends in the former home of the longest-standing Jewish diaspora.
Iraq starts relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border
Hussein said he would visit Tehran on Wednesday to deliver the message in person in the hopes that it would prevent any escalation on the border.
Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army
Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.
From Saddam to Iran’s militias: Iraqis cannot suggest ties with Israel
The attempt in Iraq to shut down any discussion about Israel or the Abraham Accords is tied to Iran’s regional ambitions.
On This Day: Iran-Iraq War begins, 41 years ago
8 years of the Iran-Iraq war saw the use of trench warfare, one of the largest land battles since World War II and the sinking of the Seawise Giant, the largest ship to ever sail the seas.
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
Rumsfeld was in charge when US forces toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein but failed to maintain law and order in the aftermath.
40 years since Operation Opera, attack against Iran 'would be different'
Unlike the raid on Iraq's Osirak nuclear project, Iran’s nuclear sites are spread across the country, some deep underground or in mountains, surrounded by air defense systems.
